3D

So my previous 3D movie experience has been limited to those dorky plastic glasses that you can tear out of a magazine and then on TV they have something that they say is 3D but really doesn't feel all that 3D. And then this summer we took the girls of Bryn Mawr to see G-Force, that Guinea pig movie, in 3D. And yeah, it was more 3D than before, but still, it was G-Force. I'm sure there is only so much you can do with a movie about talking, fighting, special-forces, Government agent, Guinea pigs.

We went to see Avatar yesterday in 3D. And the glasses weren't the plastic kind--they were pretty heavy-duty. They were so heavy-duty that my ears hurt by the end of the movie because of those monstrosities resting on them. But they worked much better than any other 3D glasses I've worn. And by blogging about this I am showing just how much of a nerd I really am, because I had the best time in that movie. Not necessarily the message part, which was basically Ferngully meets Pocahontas, or even the fact that Sam Worthington was one of the major leads, but because it felt like I was there. Yep, I'm a nerd. I buy into the whole experience. And I really liked feeling like they were right in front of me, even more so than on a screen.

And yes, I returned the glasses.

Haiti

Kamil has decided he wants to go offer his services as a prosthetist in Haiti. We received an email from the ABC--American Board of Certification in Prosthetics and Orthotics--that over 70 people are losing limbs a day down there right now. Yikes! They have an organization called Healing Hands For Haiti that you can either donate money to or join if you are a certified Prosthetist/Orthotist, PT, nurse, doctor, etc. I spent most of today filling out the volunteer information and writing a radio ad that asks for old braces, prosthetic legs, arms, etc that people are going to throw away. Kamil will take the componentry and customize new sockets for the victims in Haiti with the old parts.

Then he asked if I want to go with him.

Although I am completely all for anyone willing to donate their time, energy, and money to help those poor people, I do not think that I have the qualifications to do much of anything. A mastectomy fitter is not required right now. Kamil thinks I could be useful, as I have 'assisted' him in the past, but I have my doubts.

I think right now the best thing I can do is pray for them.

Anyway, Healing Hands For Haiti lost their clinic and are still trying to determine the safety of their staff. Their website is www.healinghandsforhaiti.org. They are completely nonprofit and have been working in Haiti for 10 years. They send prosthetists/orthotists down on a weekly basis, along with PTs, nurses, doctors, and therapists to Port Au Prince. They need your help and donations more than ever!

Family

And Baby Will makes 3!

New baby in the family means new family picture!

Things I Want To Do In 2010

Jump out of an airplane!
Go to Prague!
Get my book published!
Go back to camp for my Angel summer--5, for all you non-Bryn Mawr folks out there
Spend time with my nephews, especially the new one
Figure out the logistics of hitting where I aim with my bow

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Yay for 2010!